The Waterville hockey team steams toward their fans with the Class B state chapionship trophy at the end of Saturday’s championship game at the Colisee in Lewiston. LEWISTON — Waterville’s stars came to play. Jackson Aldrich and Justin Wentworth each had a hat trick to lead the Purple Panthers to a 7-4 victory over York […]
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York and Waterville ready to battle for the Class B boys' hockey championship
The two teams in the Class B state championship game mirror each other. The Waterville Purple Panthers, the B North champions and defending state champions, and the York Wildcats, the B South champions, know how to put the puck in the net. They also know how to stop the puck. Waterville is one of the most prolific […]
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Running clock showing little mercy in high school hockey
Thanks to a mercy rule, the game got over as fast as it could. The “Mercy Rule,” created by the National Federation of State High School Associations, and implemented by the Maine Principals’ Association, kicks in via a running clock once a team reaches a 10-goal deficit in the third period of a game. If […]
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Class B boys’ hockey state championship: Roderigue, Waterville topple Yarmouth in 2OT
LEWISTON — Andrew Roderigue was on the giving end all night for Waterville. On the game-winning goal, he finally got his chance to receive a pass, and didn’t waste the opportunity. Roderigue gathered a point-to-point pass, wheeled and fired a shot from the right side that eluded Yarmouth goalie Dan Latham, lifting the Purple Panthers […]
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Class B boys’ hockey state championship: Waterville, Yarmouth fight to get back on top
Players to Watch: Waterville — Jr. D Andrew Roderigue, Jr. F Jackson Aldrich, Sr. F Michael Oliveira, Jr. G Nathan Pinnette; Yarmouth — Sr. D Walter Conrad, Sr. F Patrick Grant, Jr. F Bill Jacobs, Soph. G Dan Latham. Matchup: Once a Class A power, Waterville was the best team in Class B this year […]
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Boys hockey: Longtime coach Norm Gagne second to none in Maine
Pacing atop the 8-inch-wide bench behind his red-black-and-white-clad Scarborough Red Storm skaters, Norm Gagne’s thick rasp echoed off the boards. “Dump it and change!” “Skate!” “Noooo!” His voice trailed off, but it was still audible. And unmistakable. For nearly 42 seasons Gagne’s voice has bounced off many boards, ice surfaces and locker room walls. On […]
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Girls’ soccer: Roy’s OT winner lifts Waterville over Cape Elizabeth in Class B title game
PORTLAND — If you’re Lydia Roy, you couldn’t ask for a better way to end your high school career. The Waterville High School senior midfielder scored the game-winning goal with 38.1 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Panthers to a 1-0 victory over Cape Elizabeth to win the Class B state title Saturday at […]
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Field hockey: Phoenix overwhelm Purple Panthers
JAY — Three games into their KVAC field hockey experience, the Spruce Mountain Phoenix are doing just fine, thank you. Nicole Hamblin and Kaylee Leclerc scored twice each as the Phoenix rolled to a 6-0 win over Waterville on Saturday, running their record to 3-0 on the season, their first in the conference. “It’s good, […]